Photos: Maharashtra’s single day Covid-19 deaths register 159 day low
On October 31, Maharashtra reported 74 Covid-19 fatalities, the least deaths reported in a day in the past 159 days. While daily tests have come down in Maharashtra in October, there was significant improvement recorded over the month in the case fatality rate (CFR) which stood at 2.62% and recovery rate which stood at 89.99%, as of October 31. Maharshtra’s current Covid-19 tally stands at 125,672 active cases with 1,514,079 recoveries and 44,024 deaths, according to latest available records.
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A woman and a child place flowers at a graveyard in Mumbai on November 2. Maharashtra on October 31 reported 74 fatalities due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the least deaths reported in a single day in the past 159 days. Before October 31, the state had reported 60 deaths on May 25, HT reported. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)
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People queue to get tested for coronavirus infection at Manpada in Thane on October 29. Maharashtra’s case fatality rate (CFR) at the end of the previous month stood at 2.62% on October 31. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)
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Commuters disembark from a local train at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai on October 21. Maharashtra has reported 293,960 cases and 7,249 deaths in October against 591,905 cases and 12,079 deaths in September. The state had reported 370,423 cases and 9,589 fatalities in August. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)
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Traffic Police personnel direct commuters under Panvel Flyover in Navi Mumbai on October 24. Of the total Covid-19 infections, 17.51% cases in Maharashtra have been recorded in October, against 35.27% in September and 22.07% in August. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)
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Ice-cream vendors seen interacting at a crowded beach in Mumbai on November 1. Active cases in Maharashtra have fallen steadily and stood at 123,585 on October 31, down from 2.59 lakh a month ago on September 30. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)
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A health worker collects a swab sample from a woman to test for coronavirus infection at Trombay in Mumbai on October 31. Maharashtra’s Covid-19 recovery rate had improved to 89.9%, as of October 31. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)
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A health worker shows a Covid-19 antigen test slide at a testing centre in Thane on October 31. 60,577 Covid-19 tests were conducted across Maharashtra between October 30 and 31 at a positivity rate of 9.16%, against the cumulative positivity rate of 18.72%, HT reported. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo )
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